How to get a better Guitar sound composed in MIDI

Hi,

 

I'm a newbie in Logic (I'm using it since August/2017) to compose my songs alone.

Considering that I have to compose all instruments (I'm bass player) I'm using a lot of MIDI.

 

I can classified my compositions around instrumental rock / post rock and I really appreciate a more organic/acoustic sounds (that fits better to what I have in mind).

My main problem is to achieve a good guitar sound (once is MIDI).

 

I research some solutions in internet and tried some tips:

- I tried to convert MIDI to wave and than apply plugins

- I used "Humanize" in EDIT>MIDI

- I make some notes sounds a little more to give a sense of lick, slide

- I tried to add some reverb to give ambience

 

Even though those resources make the sound better, it still evident that is a MIDI Guitar.

Here is an example of my track: https://shorelinetales.bandcamp.com/track/eixo-norte-sul-fronteiras-ao-redor-2

 

Can anyone have tips or detailed tutorials to help me on that?

 

Another specific issue:

- How can I make a SLIDE in MIDI Guitar composition. I saw a tutorial indicating to use GLIDE (in EXS24). I tried this but even though I selected only one note, it applied to all notes on the track. It doesn't sound reasonable that I have to create one specific track to draw only the notes that I want to "glide". Does anyone know a better method (or how can I apply it to few notes)?

 

PS: I use LOGIC PRO X

honestly, if you want a real guitar sound, you should use a real guitar. some instruments seem undoable from the keyboard (the sax is another);

 

still... i've used 'realguitar' for years, but it's just never the same (and i've finally abandoned it). but check out a plugin like that, at least. you can control slides, mutes.... etc.

honestly, if you want a real guitar sound, you should use a real guitar. some instruments seem undoable from the keyboard (the sax is another);

 

still... i've used 'realguitar' for years, but it's just never the same (and i've finally abandoned it). but check out a plugin like that, at least. you can control slides, mutes.... etc.

 

Hi Fisherking,

 

Thanks for the tip.

I understand that it will never be the same. But unfortunately I have some limitations, mainly the budget and the fact that I'm not a guitar player. I'm sure that I ll never get the same sound as a guitar player... but I'm also sure that I can achieve a better result than what I have until now

 

I'll take a look in this Real Guitar Thanks

you can play chords, lines, etc with your right hand, and, on the lower octaves of your keyboard, control mutes, slides, etc. pretty cool... once you get the hang of it. there's a strat version (& there are other plugins out there with similar options)...

You also have to voice your chords like a guitar, open voicing.

take a peek at some guitar notation.